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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who acts as guide for Harvey's mission?
(a) George.
(b) Hutch.
(c) Frank.
(d) Janet.
2. What does David Emory send in a note addressed to Richard?
(a) Questions about the civilization at Quraqua.
(b) The discovery of the city of Orikon on Nok.
(c) More information regarding the discontinuity.
(d) An artifact from Nok.
3. What remains of Jake on the planet?
(a) Only metallic objects.
(b) Parts of clothing and equipment.
(c) His pulsar.
(d) His watch and medallion.
4. How many days must they wait yet when the pumps give out?
(a) Five.
(b) Six.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.
5. How large is it?
(a) 23,000 km in diameter.
(b) 2,300 km in diameter.
(c) 230 km in diameter.
(d) 230,000 km in diameter.
6. Of the team exploring, who is first attacked?
(a) Maggie.
(b) Hutch.
(c) Janet.
(d) Frank.
7. How do they find the shuttle?
(a) By following the map Goerge made as he went along.
(b) They remotely turn on landing lights.
(c) They call its communication system and yell.
(d) The remotely fly it to them.
8. How many moons are in orbit around Beta Pac III?
(a) Five.
(b) Four.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.
9. What kind of creature do they encounter on the planet?
(a) Something similar to a rat.
(b) Something similar to a crab.
(c) Something similar to a deer.
(d) Something similar to a cockroach.
10. What does Hutch believe they need to do to find the Monument Makers?
(a) Create an Oz on the track of the wave.
(b) Destroy one of the telescopes and force the appearance of a maintenance crew.
(c) Broadcast a stellar wide distress call.
(d) Send out a radio beacon using the telescope array in this system.
11. What connection do Frank and Hutch discuss regarding discontinuities?
(a) Their connection to the stars.
(b) Their ability to predict them via moon cycles.
(c) Their connection to earth.
(d) Their question as to who starts them and when.
12. What translation does Maggie send Henry?
(a) Seeking Horgon will open the eye of the seeker".
(b) "Seek and you shall be rewarded by horgon",
(c) "Seek us by the light of the horgon's eye".
(d) "Horgon will reward those who seek his eye".
13. What is unusual about this trip for Jake?
(a) It is his first solo pilot flight.
(b) He is trusted by his colleagues.
(c) It is his first time on an unknown world.
(d) He has a chance to explore alone.
14. What is the purpose of the mission led by Harvey Sills?
(a) To recover Maggie's body.
(b) To investigate the deaths.
(c) To create a video log of the creatures.
(d) To eradicate the brachyids.
15. When is Hutch's birthday?
(a) March 1st.
(b) February 1st.
(c) May 1st.
(d) April 1st.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the computer tell them about the black dish they passed through?
2. What does the Academy mandate Henry, Hutch, George and Maggie to do?
3. What does Hutch realize the next morning?
4. What similarity does Hutch grasp about the discontinuities?
5. What ship arrives on April 8th and launches a shuttle to pick them up?
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